Mysterious Stories #4

In "Dark Secret," Captain Blaine’s purchase of a Phoenician sailing ship model unleashes a haunting vision of the enigmatic Nalina and a fateful clash with the sinister sorcerer Zaro—yet the line between dream and reality grows dangerously thin.

In "Magic Touch!" from Mysterious Stories #4 (1955), lowly bank accountant Phil Connell stumbles upon a terrifying gift: the power to harm people simply by damaging their photographs. As he experiments with this strange ability, he grows bolder, turning his meek existence into a web of fear and control over his coworkers. But when his confidence outpaces his caution, the consequences begin to spiral beyond his grasp.

Jo inherits an English castle from a distant relative, only to find it ruled by the peculiar caretaker Webb and haunted by the spectral presence of Maureen, a woman whose beauty lingers in the halls. But as secrets unravel, the line between ghost and guardian blurs—and the past begins to haunt the present in ways no one expected.